IRI-Colombia on the road to the Biodiversity Summit
As an active member of the Listen to the Amazon Alliance, IRI-Colombia is committed to preparing key activities for the upcoming COP 16. This conference, which is the biannual meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, aims to assess progress and set new targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. […]
Training on biodiversity and COP 16
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative met with a group of Scientology representatives to present its work in the country for the past six years, but also to talk to them about the deforestation crisis and its direct relationship to biodiversity loss, and to highlight the strategic importance of the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16). […]
IRI-San José del Guaviare in the C5
“Protecting the environment in our Amazon is a matter of urgency and shared responsibility. Governments, companies, civil society and each individual has a role to play in the protection of this natural treasure,” said Coronel Alexander Obando Sánchez, during the C5, Community Council for Coexistence and Environmental Citizen Culture, held on July 11 at the […]
Nature-based solutions: strategies for ecosystem and human well-being
The loss of biodiversity, climate change, food security, the supply of water resources or an increased risk of natural disasters, are some of the challenges facing humanity today, to which nature-based solutions aim to respond. The actions of human beings and their development paradigm have led the planet to a situation of danger, which has […]
The Savannah and the Amazon, a link of sustainability
As a result of the advocacy process with organizations from the business sector, IRI-Colombia and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce held a webinar aimed at entrepreneurs and traders, in order to reflect on the importance of protecting the Amazonian tropical forests to ensure agricultural activities in the Bogotá Savannah and the well-being of the central […]
Good news for the environment
During 2023, deforestation in the country was reduced by 36%, compared to the previous year, and in the Amazon by 38%. This was announced on July 8 by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad, who presented the results of the Monitoring of Forest Area and Deforestation in Colombia. According to the report […]
